Learn about Job Openings, Boost Your Health

Area residents are invited to boost their careers and their health by attending an innovative Career & Health Fair hosted by Project Self-Sufficiency, Wednesday, October 22^nd, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Local employers and educational institutions will be on hand to promote job openings and scholastic opportunities. In addition, representatives from area healthcare organizations will offer the latest information about the health and well-being of children and families. Covid and flu vaccines will be provided by Acme to those ages 5 and up. Additional job search guidance, such as mock interviews, will be offered to attendees by Project Self-Sufficiency Career Center staff. A gift card will be awarded to a lucky Career & Health Fair attendee. The event is free and open to the public.

“We encourage anyone who is interested in advancing their career and improving their health to attend this unique event,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “In addition to learning about employment opportunities and options for furthering their education, attendees will walk away with tips for better health and wellness, and the resources they need to move forward in their job searching process.”

In addition to Project Self-Sufficiency, employers and educational institutions who have already signed on to promote job openings include Action Group Staffing; American Red Cross; Avenues in Motion; Capital Care; County College of Morris; Cutting Edge Academy; Express Employment Professionals; Heath Village; Home Depot; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW Local 102 JATC; Mars Wrigley; Mary Kay Cosmetics; Metro YMCA of the Oranges (Sussex County YMCA & Fairview Lake YMCA Camps); Mountain Creek Resort; New Jersey Department of Corrections; New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services; New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA); New Jersey Judiciary, Morris/Sussex Vicinage; NJ4S Mental Health Association; Primerica Financial Services; Provident Protection Plus; Ronetco Supermarkets, Shop Rite; Step Up Family Services; Sussex County Community College; Thor Labs; United States Marine Corps; Walmart; and others.

Healthcare experts who will be in attendance include Acme; Atlantic Health System; Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey; Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services; Center for Family Services; DASI: Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Intervention Services; New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired; New Jersey Department of Human Services, Office of New Americans; New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency, Office of Resource Families; NJ4S Mental Health Association; Partnership for Maternal Child Health; United States Veterans Association Healthcare System Suicide Prevention; Youth Advocate Program of Morris & Sussex; and others.

For more information about the free Career & Health Fair, or to find out more about the programs and services offered by Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.

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